KNOWING THE DRILL
Most shed-based activities — metalwork, woodwork, rebuilding old tractors, even jewellery making — require the drilling of holes.
The first power tool most sheddies buy is a battery-operated electric drill. The twist drills that are used to do the actual drilling last much longer today than they did in the days of musclepowered egg-beater drills, but they do wear out or break eventually. They can be resharpened but generally not to the same accuracy as a new drill, so there is a continual demand for twist drills.
Our local drill maker
Before New Zealand adopted a more open economy, local manufacturers were protected by steep tariff barriers, so it made sense for overseas businesses to set up
